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Alt ktVi Iteligoland, 2 DUblitl, 2 IVaterferd. Due- -t Gottcnburgb, i Matt), z Lisbon, z Dublin, z Wa. tenon!. T EI E‘ SUN. 401.1114 LICXO.I IFALSUM AUDILAT LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 1, MO. The Foxhound Sloop of War, arrived at Plymouth on Friday from of' Rochefort. She left our Fleet ox the 24th ult. all 'well. It appears (rem the intelli• gence she brings, that we were justified in -the doubts we expressed, reipeeting the report which was current on Saturday,of the destruaion of four attire of the Enemy's Ships in Basque Roads. All the re. palmier of the Enemy's Fleet, except one, have suc 'seeded in getting into thltharente. The one which is on shore, and which must be destroyed, as the Indefatigable and several Gun-vessels were keeping up a heavy are upon her, is the Faudroyoi, of 84 guns. Four Sail of the Line have been detached friifp our Fleet off Rochefort, on a secret expedi tion. Yesterday German Papers to ,the 20th ult. reached town, and at a late hour last night Hambargh Pa pers to the 23d, containing Vienna Gazettes to the 1211), were received.. The Austrian troops, it ap pears, are advancing rapidly in Bavaria, the French and Bavarian troops haying hitherto retreated with- out attempting any opposition. They have how ever taken a position behind the Lech, where it is 'supposed they will make a stand. if therelbre the Austrians attempt to pass that River, a battle must take place; it is' skid . however, .that the Army of Mitrshal DAvounrs43 stationed at Donawerth and ingolstade, and that it amounts to 70,000 men. If this' he true, tho Anitriaiise should suppqsc, would not advance much farther into Bavaria, leaving'such au - aptly on its right flanlc, The Archduke ell AR IRS Certainly not be guilty of the error which led to the; suri - ei.der of atircral in 180:5, who ad v!inced to and suiliereil-the Fren . ch, who were on Iris right flank, to place themselves in his rear. The Emperor : of Austria published a - Manifesto, on . his leaving Vienna to join the army; it is written with great energy, and must produce a strong efred, rot only iu the Austrian dominions, but throughou t Get many. • Sou Frew!: and Dutch Papers also arrived yes tera}y; but tlit;ir contents are very uninteresting. The Austrian preparations fur war are treated with atfr 6ted conteinpt, but it, very i obvions that they have oxcited cut► iderahle : tliteasiness in the mind of 3rialao4wrs. tie i anxious to throw the whole blame of the: war upon Austria, and at the very same moment says, her forces are ao weak that " it i 4 *osier for 4ustri4 td garish than the Kingdom of Westphalia." The iptelligende from the north of Spain con• tinaes to lett of a very favourable nature. The Worcinis do 4ototrA, with the regular troops under his comrwit,d, and a large body Of armed peasants, 110 completely cut off all cotntnunication between General Ne': at - .Corttnna, and Sours, who Still retriains at Oporto, although reports have been e;reolated of his kiting advanced towards Coctnbra. We entertain strong hopes that the Marquis. Ds Rom ANA will soon be strong enough to attack Fer rol and Corunna," The appoiitttuent of the Marqu4 "WilLLiCtiLgY as Ambassador Extraordinary and. Plenipotentiary. to Spain is highly creditable 'to Ministers. No 'person can be better qualified for the office, by distinguished talents, extensive experience, mature judarnent, and tll4 promptitude, energy,. and decision, which mark tl;e chitraater of this accomplished Stateinunn. Yesterday unorniqg his MAJESTY, Princesses Au oor4, tiornlA, and MARY, acompanied by Lady 'ALBINA CUMBERLAND, and Generals GAErli tend GwyNE, rode to lit. Cie:age's Chapel, and heard a sermon preached by the Rev. Ur. CooKsoN. They retortieti to the Palace. - Them will bit a Drawing-room, at St. James's; on Thursday next. ANA XETZIUN,QTON IYARDENS, '7CS.• terdoy' aitticted alk ranks...and descriptions. In rix~h was cb-ar the; air altliongli 'cold ,was re freshing and invipratiog'.. Wp recolloq • to • seen the Park more crom;ded ith equeStriatis. Tno 04Vitieiide in tlje COliCiwroati f()TlDed au uninter-' towed lino from Kensington .c.;ardens to - Piccadilly Caw.. The coinpany in the (..4ar4ons,.` about the Loon; of the bights! t'in: (WA( past fc:ur o'clock), tvtre the most 114'1101..06x, tno4t brilliant, and'most` (asisionalale assemblage that ivo • lave gt.ten foethe &owl, Lally fievrtidoTz gave 6ritt gra:7d rout this wahou t.tut ilriday tvening last, at her elegant min- Our, iu Otohennor-square. L.Sueti, who so erally presented the Co rnetly' Ot 4/.4ving's a Faiii to the Drur.)=latie Cd 111.• )iatty, is a Milgi:ttraiv. iqc has certainly 'hien eh.; sort.ant to drarnaik lows, and lab (kali poetical CO. A r atitnatia prodUdion has been pre voted to the Ortup.l:Cqe. Cutopany td Mr: l'nutminlic' Huoit, gV►tl:uul 'troy vjow to emoioluent, tuAl which hits so: tldt it 'will IroVibly bq vi service to SVIV.OFFICE. RALF PAST TWO O'CLOCK, r. We stop the Preis to state, that we bave just re• ceived an account from Dover, which states, that there was a heavy firing on the French Coed on Friday night and Saturday morning.. Some or cur Cruizers who were on the opposite coast ob. served a General Illumination, and some Neutral %MIS that have arrived report that the firing and illumination were in consequence of a N'iaory ob- tained by the French over the Austrians. The Governor of Calais would not suffer the Flag of Truce that sailed from Dover last week to enter that Port e nor would he permit, the dispatches to be lauded. -Roy Ar, AC A DEsi Y.---The annual dinder took piaci on Saturday last', arid though not on so extensivea scale as heretofore, had a numerous attendance of some of the most distinguished petsons in this coutil. try. None of the Royal Family la ere present. The Exhibition seemed to afford a high gratification to the company, and many of the productions were received with the highest marks of approbation. The department of Portrait is rendered very can- spicuous by the efforts of BERCHEY, HOPPNER, NORTISCUiE, Owes, THOMPSON," SHLE, WOOD row's, PHILLIPS, and several other artists„whose Works we shall notice in due order. Lou•rusu- ROURG, CALCOTT, TURNER, \VALID, and other able artists, fully maintain their credit in the province of Landscape. There are six portraits in chalk by Mr. Pora, the aBor, which are excellent in their kind, and.two "admirable miniatures from the same artist, particularly one of Mr.C. I.)Evis has a good portrait of the late Mr. SHELDON, the, Surgeon. Sir WILLIAM BEEcnEy's poitrait of Wiwa, the artist, is an .excellent 'work. 41100, MuLtmtpY,.G. JONES, and others have distinguished themselves in subjeEts of finuiliar life. But we have not room to notice at preseUt many artists who have this year considerably .added to the'ir profes sional 'fame. . . Ministers are in possession of ; intelligence from Bombay. so late as the 41h of January, which w e understand. announces the expe6ted arrival Of the Imatm of - Musa at the PreSidency, for the purpose of making arrangements with the British Government for defeating the projeEts of France in that quarter. We further heat' that , the Movements of the Persian armies, and the influence which France has obtain :ea in the Councils of Persia, have e%eited the greatest sensation amongst the Indian Princes on the Northern and 'Western frontierS, 'and (hit Several British Officers had been employed on missions to •t he di:lt:rent Courts, with a view to Amite and di -11.4.9 the spirit of resistance which these Cliteftains have individually evinced to the plans of the enemy. The Bengal Government live. lately made consider. able savings in the arnount. of pensions allowed to native Sirdars, and others, who surrendered during the late hostilities, on condition of rec e i v i ng certa i n stipends proportionate to their .rank, until they should pbtditi suitabl e appointmenti en* or G►o s ernment. The Pots Papers recently received contain pre tended letter from the Editor of the Vienna Gazette to the Editor of the Ulm Gazette, but %Wdi) was not inserted by the latter, containing a variety Q statements With respell to the preparationiof An 4•. tria, which ',are treated with an air of ridicule. in the. comments made upon :he letter in the toino; Paris Paper, and copied into the Ilar(iteur, inAhhich, the Austrians are told, that if they aie mad enough to commence hostilities, such hostilities will be the last they will provoke. . . . . 13tionaparte, betbre he set Off - to join the army, issued a , decree, containing the - ttreeelollowing pm visions r—t. All Frenchmen, who have, carried arms against France since September 1, 1804,,, are declared to have, incurred the punishnient of death; 4. Frenchmen in : the service of any foreign power, are'to quit such• service the instant boktilities arise between that power and France'; 3, All Frenchmen recalled by this 6r: former .decrees, and continuinn . , refradory and disobedient, are declared to lirtye eutt feted civil death, un.l their emotes and .effeds eye to tie, confiscated. Great preparations were, tnakina' at Flushing for the reception of the King of Ilvltana, where he was expeOcil to arrive on Saturday A general illumi nation wag ordered. - . .The of jea of his journey was to visit the fleet, which is considerable, and com pletely prepared for sea. It is the opinion of com petent persons, that this squadron might be easily destroyed by an, expedition of, .5000 men -aAd a few ships of war. Flushing was oLie of the pols in cluded in the embargo. ' ,jit)Ot4IApAIITE, I:Mkt:0 604 nut for Sir:tsburgh, sum. maned the Serote to hold extraordinary sitting cm the 17ih inst. This was supposed to be for the pur pose of la) ing before them the whole'of the late cur-7 respondence between him and the Emperor of These 'important documents were Ritpott od to appear in the Mon/rear of the t gth. • Yesterday afternoon, at half past tour o'clock, died the celebrated pugilistic hero, Henry . Pearce, alias thi name 4:hickey, and once the Champion, of England. His fighting carter was put an end to by a complai9( of the jungs, brought on by rdissipated habits, and which at length caused his dissolution. A billofirdiftment has been found at the Surr Ses 'aions, against a Member of the Cori borat ion of don, and who h alsri . a great. Civic Orator, tin tea volt% twogn.fopunate fettiales- from the custody of a City Oflicei. • 81/1011)E.-."011 the 17th ult. at his housft near Fal mouth, RiCHA RD 13--;,--; 4sq. (the son of the 001 a - Owlet! 'to his. etsistoi.ce, at the advanced age ut 74, by dis Charging a loa'de4 'pistol at forehead. An inquest was taken ',the foll Owing Lt 4 belore PEARCE ROGERS, ' 454. sliti4!pper, and a ',west, respettable Jury, who, *ithi:ttit any lteit;Ston,' reitunted a Verdi of Awn y,%; ".. • . . ,• • Prom M. LONDON GZZETTE, /44119, Igo9. dichnisaliy-Office, ifpril 2g, taug. llama of a Letter from Admiral Lord Gambier, Can. wander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vcs►els cm. ployeit in the Channel Soundings, kc, to the Hon. W. W. Polei - Ilated on board the Caledonia, In Basque Roads, the .;tkth instant.- It has blown, violently from the Southward and Westward since the departure of , the Imperieuse, which has rendered it imprinlicable to ad in any way with the small vessels - or hriats of the fleet against the enemy, 1 hasie the satisfaEtion to Observe this morning, that the enemy have set tire to their Frigate. (L'ln dietnite) ; and that the Ship of the Line, -which is aground at the entrance of the river, (supposed to be the Regulus) there is every reason to believe will be wrecked. ifiliniralty -Office, April 29, 180 Copy of another Letter from Admiral Lord Gambier to the Hon. W. W. Pale, tiateti on board the Caledonia, Basque Roads, the isth instant. Ste—Se pleased to lay before the Lords' Cenci's. +rimers of the Admiralty the inclosed Letter: which hove this Day received from Captain' Mends, of Majesty's Ship Arethusa, detailing particulars of the destru6tion of three different batteries (ono of twenty heavy gunc),'at the Lequito and other places on the North Coast of Spain,. by boats front that Ship ; and of their attire annoyance of the enc. sly in attempting to • send supplies to their army along that coast. . 4 have the honour to be, &c, (Signed) GAM/HEIL His Majesty's Ship Arethusa, elf nilboa, SIR, • 20th of Marcho49. . 1 : have the pit cure of acqoaintingyou, for the Commander in Chief's information, that on't he 13th instant, at day-break iu the morning, g i party of seamen, and marines_ belonging to this Ship 'wire landed under the commatid. of the First Lieutenant, Mr.' Hugh Pearson, ,and Lieutenant Scott_ of 'the 11)3thM, and destroyed upwards. of twenty heavy guns :mounted on the batteries at Lervito, defended. by:a detachinent of French soldieri, a serjmnt awl tWenty of whorl' were match prisoners, who, on our people forcing the Guard-house, in the principal battery,, threw . down theirlarmS, .and begged for quarter;;,the real of their comrades effected" their escape by running for it. • • . . This little .affair . was condoled' by Lieutenant Pearson with that bulkiness and promptitvee which generally. commands mass, to which I attribute our having only three men woandcd, notwithstand ing a quiok #ire of rousquetry kit some time t from the battery and guard-house as our people advanced. A small Chaloupe, laden with brandy, was touild in harbour and brought away. The followitig tlay, having received information (A' two Chasse Melees being up liiver. Andero, laden Kith brandy fur the Frencharmy in Spam, in thei evening the same party Wai again landed, who found them aground, about four wiles t3P, their cargoes on' board, which were' destroyed; but the vessels appearing to be Spanish property, and iorciblx . seized on to carry those supplies, were restored to their owners. On the ;loth Lieutenant Elms Steel, with a pare ty, destroyed the guns • at' Baignio, and captured sa small vessel laden with Iklarino wool, which had run in there for security, trot» St. Andero bound to Bayonne; whilst Lieutenant fennel, ut the ma rines, accompanied by Mr. Elliott, the Purser, and a boat's crew, ascended the mountain and destroyed tile signal posts. Tie e saute evening Lieulanaut Pearson, with the (*cars and men who were. ‘eith hint at Lequito, took possession of the batteries at the town of sauce without opposition, and destroyed the guns; the small partiils of the enemy stationed at thew places, retiring as our people approached. I stn, (Signed) To t Cbaries Akms, Eq. Captain of Nlajoty't sOp itcsibtanco. • • iidniiiv . ity Office, 441 , 29, 'lBOB. It. MENDS. Copy of a Letter from *ha flonoiirablerSeorge Elliot, Cap tain of his Majesty's Ship the itiloileide,• to Vie-Atiniiral Sir Edwanl PoHew, t otoiliandur 411 Cluef of h;ii Majesty's Ships anti Vessels in ttie hag ladies,. and tfaasmitcou bs latter :to the tlosiontable William Wellesley role. Slll Modeste, istrSsintstleail 041 . 9 ilia I hate grept satisfaction in acquainting iOur Ert . celleney of his Majesty't. Ship . Modesto, under my .command, having lest night captured La Jena French National Corvette. picked for ig4 guns, but only t ,On' board, inplement 160 men, cons. mauded by Monsieur Mt , rice, Lieutenant de Vais. settu, alter acliaCe at nine hours, and a running ac. tion.of nearly , one .hour • (hear it being bin a tight breeze, which enabled ;ter to keep, her Witt:Wed with her sweeps), when she struck, a complew wreck in her.saili and rigging ; she had cut away her boats and booms, and thrown three guns oterboard, in the ohacu.• We received tIQ Vantage to signify, but, the loss of Mr. William Donovan (the A . tirstel), a 'very valuable trig . gallant °dicer, iinfottunately killed, end one seaman wounded. La Jena has not received any material damage in her' hull ; she sails, well, and appears a very fit Vessel for his Majesty's service. She had been four months' fro'm the Isle of France, alld taken the Jenriet, el Madras, and the Swallow, of Penang; the first she -sunkk the latter was its sight during the Owe, but satling very well, got out eat' - sight to leeward before La Jetifl was taken, 'and we have not been fortunate enuugh to see her since: . I have. the honour to 130, &c. • OEURGE ELLIOT. VALICOVTIi, APRIL :8.-•-strived the Nile Cutter Lieut. SYMONS, from Lisbon, in i 6 days, with dis patches,. which were itnmeditktely sent otf expres3 for London . .--The . 16th Light Draguons arrived at Lis bon on the 13th iust. Marshal PaltiiSPOHD ) with. the Portuguese Army, bad marched towards the caster') frontiers, towatdi which it was underatood that tile . French Army, under Marshal N - 102'011, 3 was, advancing. ' ‘ r • ' • - --~..., PLYMOUTH, APRIL 29.--. Arrived the Foxhound Sloop of War, C:ipt. GIiRkNE, from Rochefort, salteti thtice the 24th initdot the enemy had succeeded iu setting all their ships, • except onc, into Aix Fondroynnt, of en guns, which was expeBed would be totally destroyed, as the Indd'aligalie Frigate and several Gun-vessels were keeping up a heavy end constant 6re on her. The Furhound brings intelli. gence that four Sail of the Line are detached from the Squadron cruizing off Rochefort, supposed to begone on a secret Expedition. Arrived the Phoenix Frigate, Capt. Winos, with a Fleet of Transports from Portsmouth bound to Por• toga! ; they were joined by four Transport*, with troops on board, from this Port, when the whole proceeded down Channel, Arrived the Seine Frigate from a cruize ; Niva, SUM, from Sunderland ; i Hydra Transport from , Rio do Janeiro, last from Dartmouth; and the Nix• Lk, BREWER, from Guernsey. Sailed the Cadmus Sloop of War, Capt.Wrrersts to cruise off Curunna. The Hyacinth Sloop of War was cominissidned on Wednesday last. The Virginie Frigate, Capt. BRACE, has captured, to the westward a large French Ship, burtheh about 500 tons, homeward-bound from the Isle of ranee: Arrived His .Majesty's shiiiffagle, Of :74 gnus, from Portsmouth, it is supposed she is to join the squadron under the command of Sir JosEr n YORKE, consisting of the following ships, viz. impart/a; frarsPio, Christian the! Seventh, and Loire, whia are expected to sail to-morrow, • --His.Majekty's--skip Dreadnought of 98 guns, is expected to` sail 04 everting, to join the bquadtoa off L'Orlent. • • We have the phottore to slate that the iftethusa, With L Aiernex ?rent frigate in tow, arrived ill our harbour on Wedausday k they experienced verY boisteritus 'weather in tins Oa/ of Biscay, which re. tarded their flassago: groom Pott.rsmouTth Atom ack.Artiv44:the Filar ll from the Westviardomd . fiardy from a cruize. Sailed the Ma' AM - `44042, for Milford; Oa J. CVNSTABLIi, for Ilfracombe; l'adurery, DAY , 10f Cardiff; Ann, .cot.z.itsos, for Sunderland; sPd Majesty's Skip Daring on a cruize. DEAL, Arßu. 30.---Arrived his Majesty's 91p L'ximiable from Stwerne.s ; Challenger 000 tb , Wotward Fly and Bu/d from a cru4e f and re. mains iu the 4.)owns with big blajtsly's S,hiessFor • S II O IEA NgSS, s9.—,Arriveii the, eiVed Ski s ' from the Baltic, was put tle4er gu r»rt i i e Ss well as 41 b e , convo y ; a Rcvenue Cutter is constantly n4er weigh for the purpose of putting all Vessel under quarantine, coining from Sweden, in conse4i quence of a, contagious fever raging in many parts that kingdom: . • The .Pitiotor, Capt. rEmisox, manned paid, will sail this day to join Sir JArtrisSAutaAeltg • The 4lecket and Ridley, and Samaritan:Tran i ' , potty,, sailed so-morrow for POrisniouth. Theilisnza Sloop sails on Tuesday for the Baltic , wtt,L convoy. morn ing, far Port Glasgow; the Ship Union, 11 23.—Passed yesterday bassymc, Arm from Demerara; sailed from thence 7th March , from Earbadoes itith, from Martinique rid, 04 from Antigua . s th. Neither of the tWO 11121.1311 °t ISt Febillaty Packets had arrived at l3arbadoes w heil s he left it. Spoke Ist April, the -Neely, W 1 1 ,504 from Antigua to Liverpool, latitude sr.s. 34.1000 1Pda 62. On the Roth April, tell in with the 473"'5' CLIALMBRII, from Port• Glasgow to Plaatii lat. be. 8.1014 25. and took ten 1:1).11 from him, vihi ci ' he had picked up from the boat of the Esther , °I Liverpool, boul,d to Quebec. On the ni g ht of th' gth April, about 30 leagues W. of Tory, the ,Mier blew up with gunpowder, and burnt to the wale?' edge; Capt. Ross, his wife and child, and sopt ha female lost ; the crew, 14 in number, picked oibi: the dirgus.--Porty-two sail of the Cork fleet,pa" about Madeira, and had arrived at Barbadoef- On the arrival of the French Frtgate Jinton OP" tared by the Horatio) at lialitax, Sir Jowl WAI" itict4 commissioned her, and gave the command (:apt. StioitTLAtso, of the 4guirrel,-;—Lorcl lloss TOWNSIIEND. of the flatus Sloop, is triiscie a F'. ls ‘ Captain into the :.'quirrel; and Lieutenant Jo,4g hi promoted to a (:',ooiroander, and ap pointed to t he lialifax.—flie Admiralty confirmed that app Ppilltinelit. — Loid JAME, TowNsIIIIND ha) take'' a vatuable French Schooner, off Bermuda, troy, (- 4 ° - ' daloope to Bourdeanx, laden with cotter, stc. Capt. CUJIBEALAND is appointed to the Saturn; it appear) uy the last .114unthly Retail, that th!., vessgesl, 2 a flout i - o . o of liiie, 16U;, ibd do1) 9 ; 46; bombs and fire-,hips, tui• hrig9, C!' ) '' ter s, ‘ 37 ; sCliL;Onet%i, loggers, &L. gt—Totgl , 844 ' ." Aho . eleven weeks ago a young L;tidy, t he dhtl o h s ter of a'rezpeefable Attoi hey, Egrcmont, b ut Oit by a - cat that been attacked by Which was not at that time . suspetted to U.! ii ,te "; d with the canine madriett, rkenurse Wag 112:td to : 05 • fifties, s metticitre, but wit n ot it effect. ;I'd ati L zed with Inc iv!etir ,yinptojis bydr9l"" and di&d iii a )tiitc at,c,ihn,; en tr. . ,